Like many other cities, Freiburg struggling with the problem of the rapidly growing number of casinos in the city. Actually, it was planned that the city until the end of the year 2010 presents a comprehensive approach to fighting the gambling hall flood, but this concept was still not been completed.

Previously by law was merely a new tax system with higher taxes that the operators of casinos, however, has not prevented by the operation of the facilities obviously.

The new requests from operators for the construction of new casinos are being rejected or individually, until such time as the overall concept can be finally presented. It is planned to complete the concept until July this year.

With the help of the fine development freeze the city administration has dismissed the possibility of applications for new casinos. This way the city councils have adopted, but for now this is only limited to two years. In certain cases, after these two years, the period of one to two years will be extended.

All over the city the operators want to open new casinos, but the requests were rejected. Since the beginning of the economic crisis, this boom has broken with the fast-growing gambling halls. But many residents are not enthusiastic about this development, as this their opinion degenerated to the districts, increases the crime site and the residents feel increasingly uncomfortable.

The tax increase on the gaming machines should alleviate the growth in the casinos and slot machines or even actually stop, but unfortunately remained far from the hoped for success. It went from one side of the operator numerous complaints with the city administration and the city rang cash, but there are still countless slot machines.

None of the operators had to close his shop and the slot machines are in number since become even more. The casino operator even seem to want to grow their business, because many of the medium-sized companies plan to open an additional game room to expand as a company.
The last game hall was approved two years ago.

Three applications are still open, but these are also expected to result again rejected. Since the concept was not created until today, now a private planning office was turned on, which is to take this to give up. A first draft of the concept has already been presented and now still have some things to be changed, so that the whole concept will be presented in July.